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S. LOEWENTHAL.

NURSING VEST.

N0.269,504. Patented De0.19, 1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT I OFFICE.

SIMON LOEW'ENTHA-L, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ALBRAHAM B. LEVY, OF SAME PLACE. i

NURSING-VEST.

SPECIFICATION forming. part of Letters Patent No. 269,504, dated December 19, 1882,

' Application filed September21i,1882. tNo model.) I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it; known that I, SIMON LOEWENTHAL, a citizen of the United States, and a (resident of New York,in the county ofNew York and State of New York, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in N ursing-Yests; and I do hereby declarethat the followingisafull, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being bad to the annexed drawing, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

The figure of the drawing is a rcpresenta=v tion of my invention.

This invention has relation to nursingnndervests for women; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of the breastopenings made entirely below the neckband, and each provided with an elliptically-sbaped or elongated flap or covei-ingpiece, which is securely stitched to one side of the opening, and is free at its opposite edge, and provided with button-holes, whereby it may be attached to buttons on the opposite side of the openmg.

The invention also consists in providing the covering piece or flap with elastic loops, which are designed to be attached to said buttons during the nursing period, all as hereinafter set forth.

1n the accompanying drawing, the letter a designates a womans under-vest, in which are made the vertical openings b for the breasts,

these openings being entirely below the neckband and not communicating therewith.

To one side of each opening is secured onewhich are secured in corresponding position to the corresponding edge, h, of the breastopening b of the vest, the edge It being alsoprovided with binding or hemmed to prevent fraying.

lu juxtaposition to each button-hole eof the flap or covering-piece c is secured to the edge of said flap a loop, I, of elastic or rubber cord,

- which is designed to be used in connecting this edge of the flap to the buttons 9 during the nursing period, when the breasts are in a swollen condition.

The advantages of this construction relate to the health and convenience of the nursingwoman and the child. It is designed to avoid uncovering the breasts except to the limited extent required in nursing. The breasts of the woman are kept at all times warm and thoroughly protected, while she isenabled to suckle the child with ease and without exposure. It is designed to give more comfort to the child as well as to the mother during this period. The elastic loops provide extra room under the'flap for the breast when it becomes enlarged during the nursing period. At any other time the vest can be more closely fastened bymeans of the button-holes 0. An independent central opening, z, from the neckband downward, furnished with buttons and button-holes in the ordinary manner, is provided to facilitate the removal of the vest or putting on the same.

A corset having triangular slits in its upper edge, said slits opening through the upper edge, and two series of buttons in a line parallel to said upper edge between the slits, has been provided with triangular covering-flaps stitched to the outer edges of the slits, and provided with button-holes at their upper corners for engaging the series of buttons prior.

cal breast-openings I) made entirely below the neckbanthand each provided with an elongated flap or cover-piece, c, securely stitched to one side of the opening, and providedin its opposite free margin with button-holes e, whereby it niay be connected with corresponding buttons, 9, on the oppositeside of the opening,

substantially as specified.

2. A womans under-vest having the vertical breast-openings I) made entirely below the neckba'nd, and provided with .the flaps or (rover-pieces 0, each fastened by one edge to In testimony that I claim the above I have one side of each opening, and provided with hereunto subscribed my name in the presence button-holes e and elastic loops l, for vicariof two Witnesses.

ous use in connecting the free edge of said SIMON LOEWENTHAL. 1 5 flaps or cover-pieces t0 the buttons 9 of the op- \Vitnesses: w l

p dges of the openings, substantially as JACOB FREYBERG, w specified. v WILLlAM MITCHELL. J 

